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No. 280,700. .Patented Ju-ly 3, 1883,.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. WILLIAMS AND ERED SAKER, OF CHARLESTOVVN, N. H.

FLUE-STOPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming, part of Letters Patent No. 280,700, dated July 3, 1883.

Application filed February 12, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, CHAELEs H. VrLLIAMs and FEED SAKER, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Charlestown, in the county of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flue-Stoppers and we do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to improvements in line-Stoppers for chimneys, Ste., andthe object is to produce a flue-stopper by which the holes for stove-pipes in chimneys can be easily and readily closed in an expeditious and neat manner and at a very small expense, and by means of such flue-Stoppers to prevent soot, sparks, or water, snow, &c., from entering into the room or compartments where they are einployed.

The invention consists in the vconstruction pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and the letters of reference marked thereon.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l represents alongitudinal section of my improved fine-stopper in place. Eig. 2 is aperspective View of the Hue-stopper detached and the thimble partly broken.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the ordinary thimble or lining for a stovepipe-hole and secured in the vusual manner. Into said thimble is inserted the flue-stopper B, made to fit snugly into the hole. This stopper is preferably made of tin or sheet metal of any suitable kind, and has aiiange, b, to prevent it being forced through the thimble, as well as to form a close joint against it. The rear end of said stopper is closed by abottom, c, so that soot, sparks, rain, snow, dto., cannot be blown into the interior of the stopper or skilled in the art, and among some of them are: It can be easily and quickly applied to a stove-pipe hole in a chimney and at a very small expense. lt prevents the access into a room or compartment of soot, sparks, air, waterfsnow, or other substance, and thereby the danger arising from sparks, orthe inconveni ences as well as annoyances or uncleanliness caused by other substances. It is not liable to get out of order. It can be made of any size desired, and may be made of any suitable materialkand shape without deviating from the spirit of our invention. The flue-stopper can be adjustedto different thicknesses of walls, 8mo.

Ve are aware that due-stoppers, broadly, are not new, and also that they have been made with an open end in the interior, into which sparks, soot, snow, water, 815e., can enter and lodge therein, and we disclaim such; but,

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters -Pat- `ent, is-

1. rlhe fine-stopper herein described, consisting of a stopper, B,having both ends closed, and provided with a flange, b, substantially as shown, and for the purpose herein set forth.

2. The combination7 with a thimble, A, of a Hue-stopper, B, having a flange,- b, and solid bottom c and a solid head, all constructed and arranged substantially as shown, and for the purpose herein specified.

ln testimony whereof we hereunto affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES H. VILLIAMS. FRED SAKER. 'Vitnesses z OHAUNOEY L. GOEBIN,

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